St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
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SALTWATER NEWS.
Landers and Carlin Still Roam
ing at Will. .a,,.

Landers and Carlin Still Roam
ing at Will. ..a.,
Landers and Carlin, the escaped con-
victs, have not been recaptured. Con-
siderable comment has been made rela-
tive to the license granted by Warden
StordOck to Landers. 1t seems that he
acted as reporter for the Prison Mirror,
and as such pass had been issued him,
granting the privilege of the corridors
after the prisoners were supposed to
for the night. With this pass he was
free to roam until the taps sounded at
$3.50 o'clock. But it seems that license
to roam the corridors famed into white
heat the little hankering spark for free
dom that has been SmOuldering in his
bosom since the first day of cOnfine
ment, and so on Wednesday night, hav-
previously perfected arrangements, he
gave the corridor guards the slip,
sought the barber shop, and
there with his accompliee and
the help of a too-handy
crowbar, pried open the bars guarding
the window of the room, and, gaining
the free air of the prison yard, he and
his companion were not long in ascend
ing the bluff at the southwest extremity
OF the prison, where all that barred them
from freedom was high board fence.
Here they paused long enough to knock
Off couple of boards don citizens
clothes in exchange for prison garb and
then away. Although. their escape was
known within few moments after it
was effected, search for the missing men
proved fruitless, and their whereabouts
is still unknown. Escape to the Wis
conSin shore is an easy matter from this
city, and the men may at this moment
be near Saltwater, but on Wisconsin
soil. The time and place of the escape
was most OppOrtune and we'll laid. War
den StordOck had been ca He'd to Wis
consin by the death of his brother
and the deputy warden had been home
but short time, and, as the principal
in the affair had the run of the cell cor
ridorS, his passing around among the
different halls would not create any
alarming anxiety if he was not seen
constantly. The system of issuing
passes to cOnvictS, be they ever so
deeply ingratiated in the warden'S good
favor, will undoubtedly be withdrawn
after this, because it is hard to tell at
what moment the favored one might
flee. 1t is believed now that the ex-
short time ago had much to do with the
escape of the two men, but be that as it
may, had it not been for the pass
granted Landers his bunk in the cell
room would now be occupied, and the
most successful of fOrgerS and diamond
SwindlerS would be in his proper place
behind the bars.
The annual meeting of the Presby-
terian synod of Minnesota assembled at
the Presbyterian church in this city last
evening at 7:30. Rev. Samuel Howell
Murphy, the retiring moderator,
preached an interesting sermon. The
following delegates were present at last
evenings session: Moderator Rev.
Joseph Lamon, bethlehem church; J. NJ.
Patterson, Bloomington Avenue church:
Rev. Charles Thyer, Rev. c. G. Chris
tianson and Mr.. and Mrs. E. II. Abbott,
all of Minneapolis; Revs. NJ. d. Ed
wards and Jacob KUIb, and Duncan
Connell, st. Paul; Rev. George C. Pol
lock. Fergus Falls; William G. Sher-
wood, Duluth; Rev. S. A. Jameson,
Luverne; A. Il. More, Blue Earth City;
Rev. FL. G. ,Cheadle, Jackson; Rev. N.
Curry, NeWbury, Mich; Rev. DR.. Nc
Curdy, Manchester college; Rev, Mr..
Wall, Howard Lake; Rev. Q: Fl. Elmer,
wood Falls; Mrs. s. H. Abbott, Owa-
tonna; Rev. S. w. La Grange, st.
James; Rev. H. W. Hartzell, Worth
ington; Rev. G. T. Burnley, Willmar;
Rev. c. G. Reynolds and wife, Winnie
bago City.
Rev. George c. Pollock, of Fergus
Falls, was elected moderator and Rev.
G. G. Reynolds. of Winnebago City,
clerk. The committee on programme
reported the following: There will be
three sessions daily, one from 9 to IL a.
M, one from 2 to 5 p. M, and an even
ing session from 7:30 to Q D. m. The
first half hour of each session is de-
voted to devotional exercises. Hon. S.
j. r. Mcmillan, of st. Paul, was
selected by the moderator to lead to-
day. The morning session will be de-
voted to the business of the synod, the
afternoon session to meetings in the ill
terest of boards of the church, ladies
societies and educational institutions,
and the evening sessions to popular
meetings in the interest of home and
foreign missions. At p. m. to-day DR..
Henry d. Cause, of Chicago, will speak
in behalf of the board on aid for col
legeS and academies, while at 2 p. M.
the Ladies' Synodical Foreign Mission
ary society will hold meeting in the
veStry room of the church. In the even
ing Rev. DR.. Arthur Mitchell, of New
York, will give an address upon foreign
missions. The attendance of ministerial
and lay delegates will reach about 80,
who are being entertained by the citi-
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